Beware, Bird Flu Back Rampant
Thursday, November 22, 2012, 18:11 pm
Bird flu, illustration REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAMBI --- At least 800 chickens died suddenly in the village Nagasari, District Mestong, Muarojambi regency, Jambi, tested positive for bird flu after laboratory checks by the local Animal Husbandry Department.
"From the results of tests conducted on the dead chickens in the village of Naga farmers belonging Sari, positive bird flu," said Chief District Veterinary Office Muarojambi, Parahuman Lubis in Edinburgh on Thursday.
According to him, the test performed immediately after getting a report of the presence of hundreds of chickens died suddenly. "Most of the dead chickens are kind of chicken that are specific to the hatchery," he said.
He said the data received from the Department of Animal Husbandry Muarojambi, 800 chickens that died in the village Nagasari in just less than two weeks.
Having tested positive for bird flu, the Animal Husbandry Department Muarojambi take the initiative to carry out the destruction of the remaining chicken. "Farmers also been banned mejual bird flu infected chickens to the community, because it is dangerous," she said.
In order for the bird flu does not spread more widely, the local animal husbandry department has been spraying disinfectant Nagasari village. "Spraying is we do. Residents are asked not remove chicken from a cage.'s To avoid the transmission of a greater," explained Parahuman.
He added that, in addition to the village Nagasari, it is also another report that too many Pijoan village chickens died suddenly. "For in the village Pijoan unknown results of the examination. Due to a lot of dead chicken carcass was removed and buried people. But most likely also due to bird flu," he said. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/12/11/22/mdvz3j-waspadalah-flu-burung-kembali-merajalela